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**usernamesareannoying**

JohnHwangDD wrote:Also, why do I have such a strong Japanese feel from these minis?

i think that its the segmented looking armor

**Morathi's Darkest Sin**

Really nice, the other half was trying to hide herself from these as she hasn't finished her WoC army yet, but I know shes going to go mad.

We're both Rat folks, had quite a few of the cute little blighters over the years, so Skaven always hold a special thing for both of us.

On a side note I have to agree that Snikch and Queek are unbelievable models on the scale of awesome. The Wheel is also top class.

Shame about the over inflated Stormvermin price, but I suppose you can't have everything.

Impressive.

**BOSS_PIMPALOTZ**

Thats just DROOOOOOOL......!!

**Da Boss**

Those are some nice models! If only the lizardman release had been on par. Great to see such a positive buzz about a new release.

**BOSS_PIMPALOTZ**

Well for me this is eagerly awaited as I have longed to collect as decent a looking Skaven army as was in 2nd Edition of Fantasy.

**Death By Monkeys**

Wow - holy crap. The Deathmaster used to be one of the nicest models in the previous Skaven line and I was skeptical when I heard they were updating his model. Wow! I am not disappointed - that thing looks incredible. In fact, all of these new models look terrific! Much better than the batch of new metals that started with Mordheim and went through the previous edition of the Skaven army book. This is making me really excited to get back into Skaven again.

**JohnHwangDD**

@HMV - thanks!

It wasn't obvious at first glance.

**LunaHound**

*Still drooling .

The doom wheel i think would be cool if there are lots of giant rats running in it as power source
instead of the warp stone / steam engine.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Hehee. No one has noticed just how cool Snickh's sculpt is...

The three blades are positioned into a Skaven symbol. I seriously like it!

Luna....that's exactly how it's powered. The engine thingy on the back is most likely a condenser/battery of some kind for the gathered kinetic energies.

And finally....£30 for 20 Stormvermin is currently par for the course when it comes to plastic Heavy Infantry. Base stuff is £12, spankier stuff £15. And seeing as nobody in their right mind would want only 10 when it comes to Skaven (unless adding to an existing regiment of course) this is priced the same.

**Railguns**

The doomwheel has plenty of little rats running in it.

**LunaHound**

Railguns wrote:The doomwheel has plenty of little rats running in it.

:<

**reds8n**

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:And finally....£30 for 20 Stormvermin is currently par for the course when it comes to plastic Heavy Infantry. Base stuff is £12, spankier stuff £15. And seeing as nobody in their right mind would want only 10 when it comes to Skaven (unless adding to an existing regiment of course) this is priced the same.

..told ya about the price..

...It would make sense would it not then if perhaps stormvermin possibly to have a minimum unit size of 20 then ? It seems unlikely in the extreme that GW would give you two units or more than the minimum number in the kit.

digging round the site's then

Core
Clanrats
Giant Rats (Moulder Box)
Stormvermin
Night Runners
Rat Swarms
Skweel (Upgrade Character)
Weapon Teams
Slaves

Special
Plague Monks
Rat Ogres (Moulder Box)
Plague Censer Bearers
Gutter Runners
Jezzails
Poison Wind Globadiers

Rare
Doomwheel
Warp-Lightning Cannon
looking alright.

**Oshunai**

Well, looking at the doomwheel sprues it seems you get a load of extra giant rats with it. Thats going to kill two birds with one stone for me then.... The actual plastic kits look very good, as do the new metal sculpts. The new rules? We just dont know....

**dumbuket**

Am I the only one put off by the plastic clanrats? They don't even have the same build/anatomy as the stormvermin.

I guess the upshot of all this is, I'll have plenty left over for the new beastmen, assuming they aren't as disappointing as this release.

**youbedead**

OKay i play fantasy bu i'm not that familiar with skaven but is that giant hamster wheel with a laser gun on the front

**Anung Un Rama**

youbedead wrote:OKay i play fantasy bu i'm not that familiar with skaven but is that giant hamster wheel with a laser gun on the front

It's a Skaven Warmachine called the Doomwheel, which has been part of Skaven armies for quite some time now, if I'm not mistaken.

I also noticed the symbol Snikks is making. Pretty awesome.

**dogma**

Good to know that, if Snikch wiffs with all three daggers, he can always stab them with his cape.

Queek is my favorite of the bunch.

The Doomwheel is also pretty good. I would have preferred that it be more ramshackle, but with the way it looks now I may be able to appropriate it for conversions elsewhere.

**Anung Un Rama**

Do we know yet if the doomwheel will be plastic or metal?

**Flachzange**

its plastic, check the other thread for sprue pics

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http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/259611.page

**Anung Un Rama**

Thanks.

And once again, the chance of me ever finishing my Ork army gets smaller.

**TheGrin**

Any pics of the stormvermin sprues?

**Flashman**

My fears about a redo for the Deathmaster were unfounded. Pretty good model and more dynamic than the last one. Most importantly he still wields a third weeping blade in his tail.

Not sure about Queek. A bit too "leapy"

**Anung Un Rama**

Flashman wrote:Not sure about Queek. A bit too "leapy"

That's why I like English so much. You just can't come up with words like that in German

**MeanGreenStompa**

Some lovely models, I like the leaping Queek although I don't like the giant skeleton on his back.

Price is ludicrous though especially on this idea for units of platics of something elite costing half again as much again as regular troops, there is no justification in production or materials for those prices.

**Flashman**

I like my rats and am therefore blind to the prices on this occasion.

No sight of the Screaming Bell/Plague Furnace model then?

**Hulksmash**

As far as the price of stormvermin go it's still less than 5/8's the cost that 20 would currently cost you. I'm just hoping that they make them more than a 0-1 unit cause then i'll be in heaven! I've always loved stormvermin, even though there were other units that did more for much less

**Hawkins**

so a few things ive been thinking about the new skaven:
storm Vermin price is rediculus but i'll pay for it anyway, not to keen on the new clanrat faces either, and the tiny rats on the character models are just crap if you look closely (do they even have hair?)
aside from that the its all aces, cant wait to get the army book and begin plotting

**Scottywan82**

LunaHound wrote:Storm vermin waaaaaaaaay too expensive

Those 2 special characters, BEST GW sculpt to date.

Finally am army worthy for me to update !

O-M-G

Love that new Cyanhur - I mean Snikch - model. Truly he is the Dagger of the God Rat.

**reds8n**

Flashman wrote:

No sight of the Screaming Bell/Plague Furnace model then?

It's very nice, big old chunk of church on there, people (well ratmen) to either pull or chime it. I prefer it to the doomwheel.

**Anung Un Rama**

reds8n wrote:
Flashman wrote:

No sight of the Screaming Bell/Plague Furnace model then?

It's very nice, big old chunk of church on there, people (well ratmen) to either pull or chime it. I prefer it to the doomwheel.

Does that mean:
a) you've seen it?
and
b) it will not be part of some omnius "second wave" which may or may not come at some point after the book?